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Orange streaks are the telltale sign of a self-tan gone awry. Happily, this Spanish brand’s genius towelettes are designed to give you uniform all-over color. A bestseller in Europe, they landed on our shores just in time for bikini season. These single-use wipes deliver a natural tan on face and body that’s more intensely bronze than the brand’s regular self-tanners. Even so, the formula adjusts to your skin tone, so you don’t have to worry about ending up with an un-matching tan.

How it Works

Made of natural viscose fibers, these napkin-sized towelettes come pre-soaked with a paraben-free, moisturizing formula that works with the natural proteins in your skin to give you a convincing tan. Dehydroxiacetone—a naturally occurring sugar with a fancy name—acts as a pigment-depositing agent, while transcutol helps with penetration. The individually wrapped wipes offer a safe alternative to sun bathing or (worse yet) lying under a tanning bed, and they’re also way easier to use than messy bottles of lotion.

How to Use

One towelette should be enough to cover your whole face and body, though you can use two if necessary. Run the towelette over your bare skin, taking care to avoid your delicate eye area. Wash your palms and nails carefully afterwards, and wait at least ten minutes before showering or getting dressed. The results will appear in about three hours. To maintain your tan, reapply every three to four days.

Great Product

I love these. I found the application easy and I haven't noticed any streaking. Of course, being a man and not shaving my legs may help in the even-looking application. The only thing I'd beware of next time is that feet seem to absorb the product better than the rest of the leg (i.e. my feet are unusually "tan"). Next time, I'll know.

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the worst streaks!

I have tried this twice now, and both times, it streaked horribly! The first time (after putting on moisturizer), I tried to use one cloth for both legs and figured I had wiped too hard in some places--the streaks were so so bad that they looked like I purposefully made lines up my legs. The second time, I only tried it on the bottom shin part of both legs, to ensure I had enough to avoid streaks, and it still was streaky and splotchy in spots.

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